1951-08-11 — Page 3

SHOWING

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KING 'S

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EXTRA PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW

AT 11.30 AM.

"No Man-Can Kill a Texas Ranger...

and get away with it!"

Paramount presents

William HOLDEN William BENDIX

Macdonald CAREY Mona FREEMAN

The saga of a guy desperado who got away with

crossed the Kon- gera... and his own poll.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1951,

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

| AS LOTHAR STARES,THE TWO ODD

FIGURES HURRIEDLY SLIDE DOWN THE ROOF-

Page

By Lee Fail and Phil Davis

NOT SO FAST, YOU TWO ME GET-

BUT AS HE SLIDES AFTER THEM, THE MONSTER IN THE NET STIAS AND TRAPS HIM ON THE ROOF!

Oh--OCTOPUS!

SHOWING,

'TO-DAY

QUEEN'S

AT

2.30,

CONTINUED-

"X" Puts The Censors

Streets of Laredo On The Spot

ADDED:

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Color by TECHNICOLOR

RODERT FELLOWS

Chests by LESLIE FENTON

Latest Universal-International Newsreel

LIBERTY

BEAUTY AND THE BRUTE!

A story chilling suspanso

and role" est pursulfi.........

BURT LANCASTER LIZABETH SCOTT.

HAL WALLIS' Production

"I WALK

ALONE"

* WENDELL COREY KIRK DOUGLAS KRISTINE MILLER Directed by BYRON HASKIN A Paramount Picture

and

GEORGE MIGAUD - MARC LAWRENCE

MIKĖ MAŽUTIKI - MICKEY KNOX

Says JACK DAVIES

The management of the American censors. If there is about the Cameo Polytechnic (Lon: the alightest doubt

permissibility of a story scene, AT 2.30, 5.30,don) has decided to discon- costume, or line of dialogue, the 7.30 & 9.30.tinue its policy of showing script is submitted to both bodies

before Continental films.

production cominences. P.M.

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Tako Any Eastern Tram Car or Happy Valley Bus SHOWING TO-DAY: "2.30—5.30—7.30 & 9.30 P.M. Screen's First Story of the man who smashed the Underworld network of hired killers!

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KEN MURRAY'S BILL AND COO"

Roy Rogers in "BELLS OF SAN ANGELO"

TAR

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KISS BY KISS...

he forned

the flomas

of a woman's

vengeance

1-CHARLES BOYER

ALDOUS HUXLEY':

A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE

TEEL ANN JESSICA

BLYTH TANDY

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"UNCONQUERED" | "Forever Amber'

a

This, at first sight, seems, Senotimes one will make a surprising decision since object. Thus, in other does not

in

Godiva the cinema has been doing Rides Again" Miss Diana Dors will wear a briefer swimsuit in extremely good business the British version than the docs with the French and Italian to the American copy. Ridiculous,

ms it has shown there. but there you are. The trouble is however, that the building the Governors of

Care

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Extra Porformance

“THE HAPPY YEARS”

At 11.30 a.m.

No Shooting, But Just LEE MAJESTIC

A Warm, Human Story

By SUE DAWSON

and

“rd Climb the Highest Mountain”

(ROXY BROADWAY) is American and technicolour, but neither a psychological mix-up nor gangster, musical comedy, Wild West or at least not that sort of wild or west. What is more, it is a happy film of the happiness in the adjective that gets tagged on to brides whether or not they are really "radiant."

the 'good emationspart paris polghant-but every inch of the reel rings true.

RISKY BUSINESS

It is the story. of how Mary Bill lovable with a great In which, the cinema is situated

.of Board of (Susan

humour, unconven- Neither the British

Hayward), a girl who stose do not

and utterly the for the monoge. Film Censors nor

anal, undogmatic Breen hes

grown up in the Big Cly convicted in his faith. It is a ment's paliry o showing lims Offee (the American censor) are

comes out to the Blue Ridge film which exercises which have been granted A Government bodies. Both Hills and the red clay of Georgia old-fashioned "X certificate,

private organisations set up by their respective film industries,

No film

their has to carry certificate: but few cinemas would risk showing a film with cut one unless a local body, such the L.C.C. has specially When, at the beginning of the

they instinted the "geensed the lin year. cerificate. they did so to open The Brilish im censor has no,,

1 hope the Britch Beard of Film Censors will not regard this as a rebuff to their policy. FOR ADULTS ONLY

to marry

BI (William Lundt etmice, in gan)]

cireul riding pastor, and how she feels about maklug- this dramatic change for him is

ra elimb

the highest mɔua-. |tain."

Is taken from the novel of

INTERNATIONAL ACCENT

Briefly checking over his the doors to the twgent connection with the sage her experiences by Cora. Harris, carrer in films, David Niven, aduit foreign films at the same censor, the Lord. Chamberlain. 1910

is the year. and Henry currently co-starring with Gly- time they ensured that the Alms Indeed, it is possible that the were not seen by children in any Lord Chamberlain might license King, who was responsible for his Johns in Betty Box's light- circumstances.

a play (which any child would the "Song .et Bernadotte" is the It was a courageous and in- thereupon be at liberty to see), director. telligent decision, and the few and yel the film version of the Sims that have been granted saine play might be banned In the certifiente --- notably "Las entirely by the Alm censor. Ronde"--have fully justified It.

to

But, fer some reason, & great many many people have come think that an "X" certificate is synonymous with suggestiveness. It it.

Sensational or salacious films do not get passed by the

British Alm censor,

NOT BOX-OFFICE

GUIDING REIN

The result is not, as the title suggests, all made of the stuff af dreams, but is one of human people and human loncilness, of Censorship Is, of course, re-warmth and sympathy and grettably necessary. Without it, despair and faith-of life. small-time and irresponsible pro ducers would make dubious films for the benefit of the evil- learns that to climb the hights! As a preacher's wife, Mary minded and the curious..

As It is they don't get a chance to do so for the British Board of

mountain.

means more than just an uphill struggic-it entails A im may carry an 5" Film Censors is there to stop locking down into the depths of certinente for so other reason them.

And as a body with more the valley. than contains a scene showing than its Jair share of a particularly realiste medie aponaibilities towards the youth operation.

of the nation. I'd say it does its job pretty well.

Neither dors an "X" mesa a film will be good box-ofles, Be lar, no "X" film has been given

REAL AND GENEROUS

One thousand, ons hundred and sixty five ordinary people of Demorest in Gecogią give the}

circuit release. Cinema pro- Enter Edna Best am a real and generous feeling;

prietors do not wish to risk offending family audiences.

the story self is straight for- The censor's lot, like that of Britain's Edna Best-re- Coming from America, it is

Footnote from the past.ward, and thoroughly sincere. the policeman. is not a happy one. Не must

try to please member her?-was engaged as film, in a thousand, and typkal everyone the film producer, the speech "monitor" for all

dialogue in Alles, to ensure that of the best in American life.

exhibitor, the public and the

Press. He is the target for pressure groups, minorities, and

cranks. Ho Hic

has few

the

American accents didn't em- bellish Lewis Carroll's words.

She may do the same for hard-and-fast Peter Pan. That should awaken jurisdiction her memories: Miss Best, now living with her third husband American in Hollywood and seldom act- alm producers work in close co-ing, was herself a West End and happiness to the scattered operation with the British and Peter 31 Christmases ago.

rules. He has no over newsreels,

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HEERASONS

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"THE SHOPS OF QUALITY & SERVICE.

hearted adventure story. "Ap- pointment With Venus" dis- covered that in 30 of his 40 major aims he had played an American.

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Laichikok BALLROOM

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Dina" &"Dance Ersty' Night-From £30*****

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Lina

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Together, Bill and Mary elast their new life in a little shack several miles from the nearest neighbour, and, together they ride the rounds and go through the difcuttles of bringing faith

villagers, and in doing so. Mary nearly loses hers.

Together they deal, wh the atheist Who is bringing his lonely children up to believe is nothing-not even In Sania

Claui; with

an epidemic; with

he worst. sort of menace

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.Movita Wilfrid LawION

"THE TOWER OF TERROR"

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Lough hitl

Stan Laurel ..................... Oliver Hardy

“BEAU HUNK":

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Edward G. Robinson..

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"Fury of The Congo"

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LEE

Peggy Cummins

Richard Greane in

MY DAUGHTER JOY?

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ROXY BROADWAY

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WILLIAM LONDIGAN

-- RORY CALHOUN • Dobara Bates

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